Video posted to Twitter shows two men violently pushing a ‘kid’ off Muni train

Two videos posted on Twitter on Thursday night show two men violently grabbing, choking and restraining a young man or juvenile on a Muni train — then forcing open the doors and pushing him out.

Anna Sterling, an independent journalist who posted the videos after obtaining them from a witness, wrote that the men were trying to throw “this kid” off the train because “he was playing music too loudly.”

The first video shows one man putting the male into a choke hold against the red bench of the train. Witnesses can be heard pleading, “leave him alone” and “he’s just a kid.”

Whoa these two men just tried to throw this kid off the muni train because he was playing music too loudly. He easily could’ve hit oncoming traffic. This is not okay. pic.twitter.com/NYIZilSmNL

The man holding the male in a choke hold replies, “that’s fine, tell him to stop. I’ve got no problem.” The man’s cap falls off while holding the male against the bench during the struggle.

A second video posted to Twitter shows the man wearing a cap and another man wearing a gray sweater with a messenger bag slung on his side forcing the closed doors of the train open and attempting to throw the male out.

The male can be heard pleading, “stop, stop, stop” as he tried to escape the two men’s grasp.

They’re attempting to throw him onto the street. You can see it clearly here. He’s just a kid. This is not okay. pic.twitter.com/BGT3kado26

Lauren Hernández joined The San Francisco Chronicle in 2018. She covers crime, mayhem and breaking news. Previously, she was a breaking news reporter for the USA TODAY Network’s Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon. She graduated from San Jose State University in 2015 with a bachelor’s of science in journalism and a minor in philosophy. She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She is also a licensed drone pilot through the Federal Aviation Administration.